In an imperial estate, potatoes are grown all over the ground.
Several navy soldiers who had followed Han Du to the Americas were sent to guide the people in Huangzhuang in planting potatoes. It went very smoothly at first, but now that the potatoes were ready to be harvested, problems arose.
The commander of the soldiers has told the eunuch in charge here more than once that the potatoes are ready to be harvested.
But I don’t know what’s going on with the chief eunuch here. He gives various excuses every time. Why is the potato so magical that I have to be cautious? Why are the seedlings so lush and green, how do they look mature? Later,
He even made no secret of it and directly showed his cards and said: "Without the emperor's will, no one can dig."
I reported the same answer several times in succession. I had no choice but to look at it and be anxious in my heart.
Grain harvesting was no small matter, and the old eunuch, who knew the emperor's nature well, did not just send someone to ask questions, but came in person.
The Imperial Mansion is located on the outskirts of the capital. When the old eunuch arrived, he did not notify the steward in advance. After entering directly, he saw the eunuch in charge sitting leisurely at the table alone and drinking a small drink.
The eyes were slightly closed and the corners of the mouth were pursed, enjoying it immensely.
The group of people walked into the room and saw that the old eunuch at the front waved his whisk and said nothing. The others did not dare to make even the slightest movement.
Even the people in the Imperial Manor wanted to remind the eunuch chief, but they were unable to do so.
After the chief eunuch had enjoyed himself enough, he slowly opened his eyes and saw an old face of the old eunuch standing in front of him.
"Ah~"
The chief eunuch's stress reaction was so intense that he couldn't help but tremble. He kicked his legs and fell backwards with the chair, and a loud crackling sound could be heard.
After he looked up and saw clearly that it was really the old eunuch, he quickly crawled up to the old eunuch.
"I didn't know that our ancestors were here, so I was late to welcome you. Please forgive me, ancestors."
The old eunuch looked at the steward with a cold face, "Are you the steward here?"
"Back to my ancestors, he was the youngest one."
"Then let me ask you, why haven't the red taros in this village been harvested yet?" the old eunuch asked sharply.
When the steward heard this, he immediately hesitated and said, "This, this"
Suddenly, when he saw the chief arriving, he immediately pointed at him arrogantly and cursed: "What do you do for food? Have you collected the red taro?"
Chief Shi came over after hearing that someone was coming, but he didn't know who it was, and he didn't know the old eunuch. He didn't know much about the eunuch's clothing level, so he didn't greet the old eunuch.
, just glanced at it lightly.
Then he replied to the steward: "Father-in-law, I have told my father-in-law more than once that the organization has dug up red taro by hand, but my father-in-law didn't listen."
"What nonsense are you talking about? When did you tell our family that we won't harvest potato anymore?" The eunuch in charge was furious. If the ancestor hadn't been here, he would have jumped up and blasted the head of this soldier.
The chief ignored the look from the eunuch in charge and gave him a crazy look, and immediately retorted: "Since half a month ago, I have reminded the steward more than once that it is time to collect grain, but the steward used this reason to evade, saying that there was no such thing as the emperor's.
According to the decree, no one can harvest the grain."
"You, you're talking nonsense." The eunuch in charge's hatred for the soil suddenly rose to an uncontrollable level.
Without waiting for the eunuch in charge to say harsh words, the old eunuch turned to look at the chief and asked with a smile: "Are you sent here by the Navy to teach them how to grow food?"
The chief minister didn't know the old eunuch's identity and was stunned for a moment.
The person next to him was about to stand up and explain to him, but the old eunuch waved his hand and blocked him back.
The chief bowed his head and clasped his fists in worship: "My father-in-law, I am from the Navy. After the food is harvested this time, I will go back to the Navy."
The old eunuch smiled and nodded slightly, and asked: "So you are a soldier of Han Du and have been to the other side of the sea with him?"
The chief minister was also a person who risked his life with Han Du, but in this short period of time he suffered a lot of humiliation in front of the eunuch in charge. He felt aggrieved for a long time, and now that he was asked, his eyes suddenly turned slightly red.
He endured it and said in a deep voice: "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't know how to grow red taro, let alone be sent here."
Seeing the dissatisfaction in Shi Chang's tone, the old eunuch glanced at the steward eunuch lightly. He didn't know what was going on. But now was not the time to settle accounts with the steward eunuch, so the old eunuch didn't say much.
"Anyone who dares to go deep into the sea is a man who puts life and death at risk. Well done!"
"My father-in-law, I'm sorry." The chief minister couldn't figure out the identity of the person in front of him, so he just replied lightly.
"Our family is also familiar with yours, Marquis Zhenhai, so you don't need to be reserved in front of our family." The old eunuch said in a gentle tone.
When Shi Chang heard that the old eunuch knew Mr. Hou, the repulsive expression on his face faded away at the same time, and he nodded with a smile, "It turns out that my lord,
I know the Marquis, but I am rude, please forgive me."
"Hahaha, easy to say, easy to say." The old eunuch laughed with satisfaction, looked up and down for a long time, and praised: "As expected of the soldiers brought by Han Du, polite and polite, neither humble nor arrogant, rare!"
After the pleasantries, the old eunuch asked about business. "In your opinion, is this red taro ready to be dug?"
"It was ready to be dug half a month ago." Shi Chang replied truthfully.
"Oh? Will it have any impact if it is half a month late?" If it is rice and other grains that are harvested half a month late, at least half of it will fall to the ground and be wasted. The old eunuch knows
The emperor was naturally nervous about the importance he placed on this food.
Shi Chang shook his head, "Half a month won't have any impact, but if you don't dig it all the time, it will rot in the ground."
"That's good." The old eunuch felt relieved now, as long as there was still time to remedy the situation, "You should immediately gather people to dig out the grain."
The chief minister did not move when he heard this, but moved his eyes to look at the eunuch in charge.
The eunuch in charge didn't dare to speak at this time, so he had to lower his head, pretending not to see anything.
The old eunuch followed Shi Chang's gaze, raised his head and glanced at the eunuch in charge, then smiled at Shi Chang and said, "Go and do it."
When the chief minister saw that the eunuch in charge was silent, he immediately understood that the status of the old eunuch in front of him was much higher than that of the eunuch in charge. His face flashed with joy, and he quickly clasped his fists and said, "I'll do it now."
After the chief left, the eunuch in charge knelt down in front of the old eunuch with a bang. "Old ancestor, please forgive me. I don't dare to do it anymore."
The old eunuch still had a smile on his face. He pointed a thin and pale finger towards the eunuch in charge, "You are so bold that you dare to ignore such a life-related matter as food. Fortunately, you were lucky and were delayed for half a month.
Food is fine too.”
"Thank you, ancestor, thank you, ancestor." The eunuch in charge thought that the matter was over, with a smile on his face, and hurriedly kowtowed to the old eunuch.
The old eunuch retracted his fingers, put his hands together, and said calmly: "Since you don't care about food, I guess you don't need to eat food. Come on, lock me up for ten days. If you are not dead, throw it to the imperial mausoleum to repair the tomb."
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The eunuch in charge turned pale when he heard this, and knelt on the ground tremblingly, kowtowing repeatedly, "Forefather, have mercy on me, forefather, have mercy on me."
But no matter how he kowtowed, the old eunuch just waved his hand with disgust in his eyes. Someone stood up from the left and right and dragged him away regardless of the eunuch in charge's struggle.
Walk.
After Han Du reported the news to Lao Zhu, he stopped caring and focused on his machine workshop.
Although Lao Zhu is a bit stingy, as long as it is something he has promised, he will not regret it. Especially when it comes to making money by holding shares, Lao Zhu is even more active than Han Du himself, and this has not even waited until dawn
Woolen cloth.
The people sent by Lao Zhu came to Han Du's house with the land map of Huangzhuang.
Han Du had no choice but to get up from the bed, and with the smiling face of the leading eunuch, he chose a piece of land in the eastern suburbs. To the south of this land was the cement avenue Han Du first built. This avenue
Now it is already more than thirty miles away, and it continues to extend to connect several counties to the east of Yingtian Mansion.
Moreover, this land is adjacent to the Qinhuai River and is located on the lower reaches of the Qinhuai River. Of course, water is indispensable for building machines. With such a Qinhuai River, it is much more convenient to collect water and drain water. Moreover, the capital city is upstream, even if
Drainage into the Qinhuai River will not affect the capital.
Moreover, this land is quite large, with more than 300 acres of land. It is a unique place for building workshops. Even Han Du himself did not expect that Lao Zhu would have such a good place.
Since Han Du brought potatoes back, the price of land has begun to rise, and it has not yet reached its peak. Han Du thinks this is because some people are still waiting to see. After all, Han Du himself said that the potato yield is red and white.
Others may not believe it. Han Du estimates that if the world really sees the yield of potatoes, the price of this land will skyrocket.
Even if calculated based on the current price of land, Lao Zhu invested more than 300 acres and accounted for 30% of the shares, so Han Du still had an advantage.
Although Han Du can't use all the more than 300 acres of land now, he is not ready to return the rest to Lao Zhu. It is useless now, but it does not mean that it will not be used in the future. Build a wall to enclose the land first, and then
Build slowly.
After getting the land, Han Du did not listen to Lao Zhu and build a workshop now. The most important thing now is to dig up the potatoes in his own land first.
Before the servants of the Han family went to dig potatoes in the fields, Yingtian Mansion received Lao Zhu's order. He ordered them to immediately notify the people and start digging potatoes. Yingtian Mansion itself also organized government officials to start digging.
In a field, this field is neither big nor small, exactly one acre.
The surrounding area has long been crowded with people who came after hearing the news. They are all curious about what this strange grain that is said to be able to produce twenty stones per acre of land looks like.